Over the past year or so, I’ve gotten much more aware of the trash problem. But even as I compost, buy my food in bulk, and wouldn’t be caught dead with a disposable coffee cup, it’s still all too easy to order a packaged delivered, grab an office snack, and let the associated garbage vanish… Continue reading Project Pack Out
Tag: Personal
I Got A Job, So Time to Offer Career Advice
Alternative title: things I think I learned about job and career searching in college. First, Why I Am Qualified to Give Advice Well, I’m not. But I did have An Experience that I am pretty proud of having gone through. I had a non-ideal internship stack up (not a single internship in the industry my… Continue reading I Got A Job, So Time to Offer Career Advice
Carlin’s Straw Environmentalist
When I was in my teens, like maybe around age 14, it really annoyed me to hear about “saving the planet.” I thought it was faulty messaging. “People don’t care about trees and icebergs!” I’d think. “People care about people! So let’s emphasize that we’re trying to save OURSELVES, not the planet! People aren’t motivated… Continue reading Carlin’s Straw Environmentalist
I Didn’t Fly in 2022
The last time I flew was September 4th, 2021, to get to college for the start of my senior year. That’s 479 days ago. That fall, I made the decision to stop flying for at least one year. Why? Because flying airplanes emits emits a massive amount of greenhouse gases. I’d been vaguely aware for… Continue reading I Didn’t Fly in 2022
World Vegan Day 2021
I was polishing off the last bits of my dinner, scrolling on my phone, when I noticed that today was November 1st, World Vegan Day. I thought back to what I’d had today, and decided to write a quick post about it to show an easy day of vegan eating. This morning was off to… Continue reading World Vegan Day 2021
4 Values
On one hike this summer (which there’s a funny story behind, too) my sister brought up an interesting question. I call this proxy free counseling – a question from my sister’s friend’s counselor. What are your four most important values? I immediately questioned why it has to be four—it doesn’t, of course. Could be three… Continue reading 4 Values